Army Planning Big Boost to Pacific Operations Next Year with More Training, Deployments and Equipment The Army is seeking to better prepare itself for a potential conflict in the Pacific, with increased spending on regional...
6 Video Games (Sorry, ‘Simulators’) the US Military Used for Training So much money and development go into video games that the U.S. military sometimes scoops them out of the public sphere to...
Army Set to Launch New Online Training Platform This Week that Aims for Easier Use The Army Learning Management System, or ALMS, was taken offline last week. It's set to be replaced with the Army Training...
At Least 6 Soldiers Attacked by Coyotes, Treated for Injuries While Training at Fort Johnson Fort Johnson wildlife officials shot one of the coyotes and captured another for rabies testing.
Army Special Forces Training Like all soldiers, SF candidates begin their career with nine weeks of boot camp. After basic combat training comes advanced...
The Army Must Reward Smart Leaders, Not Just Strong Ones, if We Want to Win the Next War "The Army must start rewarding academic success as much as high fitness scores."
Commander of Army Pacific Training Brigade Suspended Col. Jonathan Chung was removed this week from his position commanding the 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade after...
Have Soldiers Forgotten How to Use a Map and Compass? About seven months after the Army reintroduced land navigation to its Basic Leader Course, half of the soldiers in that pilot...
Army Guard and Reserve Grapple with the Time Suck of Mandatory Online Training The Army requires soldiers to sit through roughly a dozen training courses per year, such as suicide prevention and cyber...
Time in the Field, Longer School. The Army's Basic Leader Course May Get a Big Overhaul. The potential overhaul of the course would be part of the service's effort to get all of its troops more extensive combat...
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...